front; frontage; facade; main
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to look away; to turn away
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
outsider; someone outside of a group
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to make one's rounds; to patrol
at least; at most; (even) just
arbitration; intercession; mediation
don't you think?; indicates question
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to continue to do; to persist in doing
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
narrow; thin (sized); slender
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal